Rahm Emanuel, Quinn, Durbin: Hosting Illinois parties in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Mayor Rahm Emanuel is hosting a very late “Chicago Rockin’ Blues Night here on Wednesday night featuring performances by the Warren Haynes Band, Branford Marsalis, Brad Whitford, and others.

The invite-only party starts after the Democratic convention session, running from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. RE:PUBLIC, 314 N. College Street, Charlotte, NC.

Gov. Pat Quinn is hosting a Monday reception at the Capitol Grille downtown between 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie hosts a Monday desert reception also downtown between 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.

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